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Dog 'Scent Lineups' Called Stupid Pet Tricks

False convictions raise doubts about police use of sniffing dogs

Nov 4, 09 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - After years sniffing out drugs and explosives, police scent dogs have found a controversial new line of work: In "scent lineups," a dog given a scent from the scene of a crime picks out a matching smell from a lineup of swabs taken from suspects. Advocates say scent... More »

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scents • crime scene • evidence • police dogs

No Blood Found in Casey Anthony's Trunk

Officials release
video, documents in capital murder case

Aug 7, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prosecutors in the Casey Anthony case released a flurry of documents today, including a three-dimensional animated movie of the area where her daughter’s body was found, crime scene photos, and a 1,100-page report by investigators, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Among the revelations: No blood was found in... More »

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death penalty • Florida • blood • forensics • murder trial • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • evidence

(Newser) - Recent lawsuits are bringing the reliability of police dogs’ noses into question, USA Today reports. Since 2004, three men have been released after wrongful convictions based partially on scent evidence, and two current federal suits target a well-known Texas deputy who works with his dogs across the nation. “It’... More »

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Texas • lawsuit • wrongful conviction • forensics • scent • evidence • bloodhound • police dog • Keith Pikett

(Newser) - Police discovered child pornography on a computer during a search of the home of suspected Holocaust Museum gunman James von Brunn, the Washington Post reports. FBI agents would not detail the amount or type of material discovered in the 88-year-old's Annapolis apartment. They also found a rifle, a handwritten... More »

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FBI • Holocaust • white supremacism • child pornography • computer • shooting • evidence • National Holocaust Museum • James Von Brunn

(AP) - The Supreme Court said today that convicts have no constitutional right to test DNA evidence in hopes of proving their innocence long after they were found guilty of a crime. The court ruled 5-4, with the conservative justices in the majority, against William Osborne, an Alaska man convicted in a... More »

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John Roberts • DNA • John Paul Stevens • US Supreme Court • DNA evidence • evidence • William Osborne

OPINION

Rogue Prosecutor Targets Knox

'Railroad job' of a case lacks clear-cut evidence, motive

Jun 11, 09 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - With “flawed and flimsy” evidence and “no motive,” the murder trial of Amanda Knox seems more about a prosecutor’s ambitions than any likelihood the American student actually killed her housemate, Timothy Egan writes in the New York Times. “Any fair-minded jury would have thrown”... More »

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Italy • prosecutor • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • evidence • Giuliano Mignini

(Newser) - It's not a lark anymore: Miniature submarines now carry about a third of the cocaine smuggled into the US. With the numbers up, the Washington Post takes a look at how these so-called semi-submersibles have gotten more and more high-tech over the last 2 years. Authorities say sub builders are... More »

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cocaine • Pacific Ocean • Colombia • DEA • drug trafficking • submarine • submersibles • evidence • prosecutions • remote control

Wedding's Off
After Fiancée
Visits Markoff

They have 'frank' talk as cops discuss 16 pairs of panties under bed

Apr 30, 09 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Megan McAllister visited her fiancé, accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff, in jail yesterday, sans engagement ring, WBZ 4 reports. "It's time to move on with other things in her life," her lawyer says. "She's going to take up her life with her friends and her family in... More »

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crime • murder • evidence • Philip Markoff • Megan McAllister • Craigslist killer

 Markoff  
 to Family: 
 'Forget 
 About Me' 

Accused Craigslist killer tells family to forget about him

Apr 25, 09 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff told his family “there is more coming out” yesterday during their jail visit, a source tells the Boston Herald. Along with his parents, Markoff saw his brother and sister-in-law, telling them to “forget about me” and “move to California.” His lawyer... More »

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murder • Craigslist • evidence • Julissa Brisman • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

(Newser) - Murder suspect Amanda Knox averted her eyes and covered her face with her hands in Italian court today as police video of her slain roommate Meredith Kercher was shown, the Times of London reports. The video detailed the bloody crime scene and Kercher’s naked, lifeless body. While the American... More »

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Italy • video • forensic science • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • crime scene • evidence

Evidence
Stacks Up Vs. Chris Brown

LA authorities have bloody gown, more gruesome photos

Mar 5, 09 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Even if Rihanna refuses to testify against Chris Brown, the evidence—including Rihanna’s bloodstained gown and a blow-by-blow police report—is powerful. Police notes obtained by a Los Angeles TV station reveal Brown bit Rihanna and shoved her head against a car window, TMZ reports, adding that photos of... More »

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celebrity trials • domestic violence • assault • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown • evidence

(Newser) - The judge tentatively set Oct. 12 as the date for Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Today’s court appearance also featured wrangling among lawyers over the release of Anthony’s online photos, and a video that shows her reacting emotionally to the news that daughter Caylee’... More »

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Florida • Orlando • missing child • murder trial • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • evidence • court appearance

ANALYSIS

Supreme Court Enters the Age of YouTube

Bringing video
evidence into cases changes judges' role

Mar 3, 09 8:11 AM CST
(Newser) - A Florida man who was Tasered by police three times after being stopped for speeding has petitioned the Supreme Court to hear his case. But that petition begins not with an affidavit or legal precedent; rather, he included a link to a YouTube video depicting what seems to be severe... More »

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YouTube • Stephen Breyer • video • police brutality • US Supreme Court • evidence

LAPD Probes Leak of Rihanna Photo

Pic resembles confidential domestic violence records

Feb 20, 09 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - The photo of Rihanna’s bruised face posted on TMZ.com may be police evidence, the Los Angeles Times reports. The LAPD, which is investigating Chris Brown’s alleged beating of the pop singer, said the photo resembles those taken during official domestic violence investigations, which are strictly confidential. "... More »

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Los Angeles • domestic violence • LAPD • TMZ • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • evidence

 Casey Anthony's 
 Diary Reveals 
 'No Regrets' 

Mother was 'happiest' days after daughter went missing

Feb 19, 09 7:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Just five days after Caylee Anthony was last seen alive, her mother described herself as “the happiest that I have been in a very long time,” People reports. The sentiment comes from Casey Anthony’s June 21 diary entry, which also reads, “I have no regrets, just... More »

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Florida • murder • murder trial • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • evidence

(Newser) - No bombshells have surfaced in the newly released evidence in the Caylee Anthony case, but police say they are more certain than ever that Casey Anthony is guilty, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Police say they found the same type of duct tape used to cover Caylee's mouth at her mother's... More »

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murder • missing child • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • evidence

 Knox Co-Defendent: 
 'I Wouldn't Harm a Fly' 

Accused Kercher killer gives emotional self-defense

Feb 6, 09 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend, accused of a role in the killing of British student Meredith Kercher, made an emotional speech in his own defense in an Italian court today, saying he “wouldn’t harm a fly,” the Guardian reports. Raffaele Sollecito, 24, called his circumstances “unreal,"... More »

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Italy • murder • testimony • student • murder trial • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • Rudy Hermann Guede • defense • evidence

Crime Labs Employ Shoddy Science: Report

Experts will call for independent agency
to oversee forensics

Feb 5, 09 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - The country's crime labs are seriously deficient, according to a new report that's expected to shake up the field of forensics, the New York Times reports. Evidence portrayed as incontrovertible is often far from it, says the report, which Congress commissioned from the National Academy of Sciences. Forensic analysis often... More »

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law enforcement • police • forensic science • forensics • forensic experts • National Academy of Sciences • evidence • crime lab

Cache of Madoff Evidence Found in Warehouse

Bernie 'sick' of house arrest in $7M Park Ave. apartment: source

Jan 29, 09 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Investigators are going over millions of documents found in a Queens warehouse that may shed light on Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme, the New York Daily News reports. The warehouse was used to store records from Madoff Investment Securities, spanning the firm’s decades-long history. More »

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fraud • house arrest • bail • Ponzi scheme • Queens, New York • evidence • Bernard Madoff • investigators

Supreme Court OKs Use of Illegally Obtained Evidence

5-4 vote along ideological lines aims to avoid criminals freed on mere technicalities

Jan 14, 09 1:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The Supreme Court today ruled that evidence obtained in violation of the Constitution is admissible in court, Bloomberg reports, in a 5-4 vote along ideological lines. The court ruled that prosecutors could try an Alabama man who was found to be carrying methamphetamine and a pistol when he was accidentally... More »

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John Roberts • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • search and seizure • US Supreme Court • evidence

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